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UA football: I-Ridge's Matthews will be a Wildcat

For the last four years, Jake Matthews has attended every home Arizona Wildcats football game as a paying customer.

He’ll be at Arizona Stadium for every game the next four years too, but not as a fan.

The former Ironwood Ridge High School standout has decided to accept coach Rich Rodriguez’s offer to be a preferred walk-on with the Wildcats. The linebacker will enroll in summer school on June 23 and join the program for summer workouts.